US President Donald Trump has announced what was long anticipated: that he will not certify that Iran is complying with the July 2015 “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (JCPOA) signed by the United States,...

In the age of the internet, basically everything can be “virtualized”, including a state. In fact, nowadays, the idea of “virtualized countries” is no longer beyond the realm of possibility. And one European country...

As the world struggles to rein in emissions of climate-changing gases and limit planetary warming, a new technological silver bullet is gaining supporters. Geoengineering – the large-scale manipulation of the Earth’s natural systems –...

Fugitive Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui posted on social media this week four pictures that show him in meetings with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. The billionaire businessman, who is wanted in China...

Amid the boom in e-commerce, brick-and-mortar retailers can’t afford to stick to their old ways of doing business. IKEA has become the latest major retailer to radically overhaul its sales strategy in the face...

The seizure of nine armored personnel carriers belonging to the Singaporean military by Hong Kong customs last year was an unmistakable indication that Beijing was toughening its stance toward the tiny Southeast Asian state....

One positive outcome of the trade tensions of recent years is a renewed interest in understanding how trade actually works, in terms of aggregate gains, distributional effects, adjustment costs, and other factors. Governments are...